Vender&#39;s display-stand.



E. BRUNHOFF.

VENDER'S D|SPLAY.STAND.

APPLICATION man was. 1914.

THE NURRIS PETERS CO., PHOTC-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, D. C.

EDWARD BRUNI-IOFF, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

VENDERS DISPLAY-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1915.

Application filed August 3, 1914. Serial No. 854,720.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD BRUNHOFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vendors Display-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved stand or tray for the display and sale of goods from sheet metal cans or containers.

One of its objects is to provide an improved stand or tray to hold a series of containers, to normally keep them covered or closed and to provide for readily uncovering the containers.

Another object is to provide for a series rotatably supported containers normally covered and readily uncovered.

Another object is to provide improved simple and reliable mechanism to support cover and uncover the containers.

My invention also comprises certain details of form, combination and arrangement, all of which, will be fully set forth in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of'my improved stand or tray with the containers covered. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the containers uncovered, and with one of the containers removed. Fig. 3 is a view partly in vertical section on line 0-4) of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a detail in side elevation of a portion of the rotatable tray supporting tube. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail on line Z Z, of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 illustrates a modification of the lid.

The accompanying drawings represent the preferred embodiment of my invention in whichA represents the base, B a tube rigidly stepped in and supported in a vertical position relative to said base.

The tube B is preferably provided near opposite ends with internal bushings 2 and 3 to form bearings for a rod D which moves endwise in said bearings, and rests at its lower end upon one end of a lever E which is pivoted at 4 to the base A. The tube B is also provided with external sleeves 6 and 7 rigidly attached to the tube B near opposite ends. The sleeves 6 and 7 form bearings to engage the interior of a tube F to rotatably support said tube F in a vertical position. The tube F is also supported at its lower end upon a step bearing formed by the flanged lower end 8 of the tube resting in an annular recessv 9 in the upper face of base A encircling the tube B. A detachable member 10 held in place by a screw 11 engages over a portion of the flange 8 to lock the tube F against accidental displacement.

To the exterior of the tube F is rigidly attached a bracket H having one or more trays 12 preferably with annular raised edges to receive the containers J from which the goods are to be vended. These trays, of which there are preferably a plurality are designed to support the original cylindrical or polygonal sheet metal containers in which the goods are packed for distribution. Screws 14: threaded through the raised edges of the trays serve to clamp the containers to the trays.

Above the containers is a bracket loosely supported upon the tube F and provided with lids or covers N for the containers carried by the trays 12. These lids may be formed in one piece to cover and keep the contents of the containers fresh or moist or free from dust as illustrated in Fig. 6. I preferably however construct these lids in the form of annular rings formed integral with the bracket K and comprising the lower tapered sections 15 to guide to and closely seat said rings upon the mouth or open end of the container and an upper section 16 of less diameter over which the lid L removed from the container is adapted to closely fit as illustrated in Fig. 3.

Cam grooves 17 and 18 are cut in opposite walls of the tube F and a pin or screw 19 carried rigidly by the bracket K limits the movement of the bracket K relative to the tube F. The upper end of the rod D engages the center of the pin 19, and when the hand lever Eis actuated to force the rod D upwardly cndwise, the rod D in turn engages the pin 19 and thereby lifts the bracket K and lids N vertically away from the containers until the lower edges of the lids are clear of the containers due to the pin 19 traveling in the vertical sections of the cam slots 17 and 18. As soon as the lids are free from the containers the pin 19 enters the inclined sections of the cam slots 17 and 18 causing the bracket K to make a fraction of a rotation relative to the tube F thereby shifting the lids from above the containers to expose their contents, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The bracket H and tube F may be rotated at any time to bring the desired container to the front, and without disturbing the relative positions of the containers their lids. As soon as thehandlever E is released the lids actuat'd"by 'gr'avityfirst mom to positions above the containers andthen descend vertically until the mouths of the containers are tightly closed. The mechanismis simple an'd not readily deranged. The mechanism herein illustrated and de*-'- scribed is capable of considerable modification WlthOllt departing from the r principle: of my, invention? Having: describedmy invention What'i'I' claim isz v p 1: A- displayv tray comprising a tubular standard; a supporting tray) to a support a plurality; of containersvmounted thereon; a plurality of li'ds movable in unison toicover anduncover saidicontainersy-and mechanism carried Within'said standard and "actuated' by a projecting lever to move said li dsver-* ticallyand rotatably relative'tosaid coir-- tainersa I 2.5 A display tray comprising a; tubular? standard, a supporting trayrotatablyamounted thereon" to support aplurality of containers, a plurality of lids rotatable-upon= said standard andmovable-in unison to cover and uncover said'jco-nt ainers, and meehan ism' carried by said standard toactuate said lidsvertically and rotatably in :theirmovementsto and;fromsaidcontainers:-

3. -A display; tray comprisingfia standarch i a supporting tray mou nted on'said standard" to support aplural-ity- 0 f COI'ltIlIl'GI'Sgw aw bracket provided with a plurality of lid's to cover and uncover said containers, means carried by said standard to lift 1 sai'd lidsfrom said containers,= and a 4 cam to guide said I lids vertically and rotatabl'yy in: their movementsito and from said containers;

4. -A display? tray com prising;a-=standard; a supporting tray rotatablyiinounted on said standard to support a plurality of containers, a-bracket provided vvitha'pluralityl oflids to cover and uncover said containersy Gopies of patent ma obtained lor five cents each; by addressingfl-the commissionetof 'Patents,

to cover and uncoversaid containers, and 1a cam 'carri'ed 'by'said tray to guide'tlie movements of said bracket in covering and uncovering said containersb 6. A display tray comprisingastandard, a rod mounted to move vertically with'in said standard; a lever to actuatesaid rod, a isupg porting tray mounted upon: said standard to support a p'lura'lity' of containers,- a=bracket engaged by said rod and :movablerelativ'e to said i tray and provided Withlids-- to cover and "uncover" said containers,- and a canr to guide the movements of SELldbI'EtCkGtf-Mld lIGlS 1n covering and uncovering sa-i'd containers.

7. A display-tray comprising: a tubular standard, awsupportingtray mounted on said standard to support a plurality -of-'con-' tainers, a braeket provided With plurality o-f'tapiered rings to seat upon said containers and =to receiveand beclosed 'by thelids ofsaid containers to co'ver and uncover said containers, mechanism: carried Within said standard :to move ;sa1d'-bracket ELIMZl lIClS to simultaneously cover and: uncover" said several conta-i'nersx In testimony%gvvhereof= I have" aflixed my" signature presence of tWo witnessesi EDWARD BRUNHUTFT Witnesses:

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